Happy Halloween! Hope you enjoy this odd holiday — this day when we dress up in crazy costumes, slap on strange wigs and go out in public. We dress the kids up too, parade them around and end the day helping them beg for goodies from the neighbors. It doesn’t get much weirder. Most of us ...
I love reading about interesting people. Usually, I don’t mind the fact that they’re interesting and I’m boring. In fact, I’ve often thought if there were an insomniac channel, a show based on my life would be a big hit — “Episode 27: Will Anneli be seduced again into forbidden ...
I grabbed my cellphone as I pushed my sluggish body through the door to head into campus. Through force of habit, I swiped up to glance at my text messages. I stopped. My phone’s entire screen was filled with new texts. Something had to be wrong because 1) I’m not that popular, and 2) I’m ...
In the April session of the LDS Church’s semi-annual general conference, church President Russell Nelson delivered an inspiring speech saturated with urgings to be kinder and more compassionate in our discourse and treatment of others. He urged Latter-day Saints to become better peacemakers ...
There is an alarming disconnect between the Biden administration’s rhetoric on America’s minerals challenge and the policy needed to address it. The mismatch between soaring mineral demand and our unsustainable reliance on overseas suppliers — notably China — is a clear danger in need ...
Like many Americans, I’ve been frustrated with the chaotic situation unfolding in recent weeks in the House of Representatives. With pressing needs both at home and abroad, we need a Speaker of the House so that Congress can do its job. The selected speaker should be a legislator with a track ...
It’s not often that a New Jersey Catholic ends up in Utah for the summer. But that’s exactly where I find myself, and I couldn’t be happier. As an intern for the Libertas Institute in Lehi, I have been able to experience Utah’s culture while also serving on the front lines of public ...
As I write this, the House of Representatives is engaged in a battle over who will be its speaker. Back in January, we had our first hotly contested speakership fight since 1859, the year before the Civil War. This year’s fight lasted five days and 15 ballots, resulting in Kevin McCarthy ...
My mom recently said to me, “Someone told me I’m in the autumn of my life. I thought that was silly. I don’t even know what that means.” She’s 90 years old. She lives in an assisted living apartment where her needs are well met. She plays bingo with her resident neighbors, eats her ...
It is sometimes said that you don’t know the good thing you had until it’s gone. Thankfully, we in the Mississippi Air Guard didn’t have that problem when it came to Lt. Col. Nate Higgs. Many of you are aware that we lost Nate a few days ago to a single engine aircraft accident in ...
